Powerball winner hasn’t yet claimed prize

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey lottery officials say the person who bought the lone winning ticket for the $429.6 million Powerball jackpot purchased just one ticket for the drawing. The lottery’s executive director, Carole Hedinger, said Monday that the ticket was purchased at 5:20 p.m. last Tuesday at a 7-Eleven store in Trenton. The customer…

Sales grow as Powerball jackpot reaches $800 million

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With Powerball sales breaking records, the odds are growing that someone will win the $800 million jackpot. But if no one matches all the numbers Saturday, the next drawing is expected to soar past $1 billion. Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game expect about 65 percent…